Find out more about the fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses topics having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in digital education technology are enabling learners all around the world to take courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online education institutions are having to struggle with now that e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Comoros to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage problems like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a growing desire to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Public servants and many other stakeholders would like to better understand these interesting new open education ventures. Academics want to comprehend how these MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive need for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational issues. This sensational new book also describes the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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